The Sun. — London, England, 1864-03-02 00:00:00

The Metropolitan Railway Schemes. The report of the joint committee of both Houses of Parliament appointed to consider the best method of dealing with the railway schemes proposed to be sanctioned within the limits of the metropolis states that : " The railway schemes that have been referred for the consideration of the joint-committee are of extraordinary magnitude for so limited an area as the metropolitan railway district, extending over a length of 174 miles in the aggregate, involving the raising a capital of nearly £33,000,000 in shares and of £11,000,000 by loan, creating alarm among the holders of a vast amount of property, and in• terfering, during the construction of the proposed works, with many important public thoroughfares. They include the construction of not less than four new railway bridges across the Thames, two of _ _ them of gigantic size below London-bridge. It is stated by the surveyor to the Commissioners of Sewers of the city of London that the lands and buildings scheduled in the city of London for the proposed railway schemes comprise about one-fourth of the:entire area of the city. " The committee are of opinion that thefollowing bills or parts of bills should not be proceeded with during the present session :—Victoria Station and Thames Embankment, Oxford-street and City, London Main Trunk, Underground Metropolitan Grand Union (the portion south of Thames-street), Charing-cross (Northern), Charing-cross (Western), London Union, Metropolitan District (a portion forming the outer circuit), Tottenham and Far. ringdon-street. " The committee recommend that the fees which have been incurred in respect of the said bills be remitted. " The two first. named of these lines are proposed to be worked on the pneumatic principle —a prin . ciple hitherto untried as applied to railway passen ger carriages, and it seems undesirable that the experiment should first be made in an important public thoroughfare. They are passenger railways, and are intended to relieve the streets of omnibus and cab traffic. The necessity for any such lines has been to some extent lessened, supposing the rail ways forming the inner circuit scheme referred to in a subsequent part of this report be sanctioned. " The London Main Trunk Underground Rail way proposes to provide a more central station for the Great Eastern, an object which is also sought to be accomplished by the Great Eastern itself by the Great Eastern Metropolitan Station and Rail way Bill. The Select Committee of the House of Lords on metropolitan railway communication of last Session recommended that the Great Eastern should be allowed to establish a more central sta tion than it has at present. " The portion of the Metropolitan Grand Union south of Thames-street which the committee recom- mend should not be proceeded with involves a high level bridge over the river below London-bridge. The connexion between the railways north and south of the river at the end of the mei:ropolis might, appears to the committee, be better effected by the ,ast London through the Tham es T unne l and the pro p nosed abandonment approved b y th e pro moters, any , the committee recomm en d th at t h ey should be allo%, to amend their estim a t e , an d b e permitted to withd, - rt w a portion of their d e p os it. "Three schemes on .. his + list, the Chari ng . cross (Western), the London UnL,in, and the p or ti ons o f the metropolitan district railtvu., vs proposed to be postponed, in addition to other °Ns^t ons, require. the construction of bridges across the Tth2mes, one of them being a high level bridge below Lot:dm" bridge. "It is further to be observed with reference to these schemes that railway communication between the lines north and south of the Thames already exists on the 'Westminster side of the metropolis by means of the West London and West London ex tensions railways, and another line is in course of construction through the centre of London by the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway, which when completed will unite their south London system 'with the Metropolitan Railway at Farringdon- street, thereby giving them a communication with I the Great Northern line, and thus of necessity con necting the Charing-cross and South Eastern Rail ways at Charing-cross with any of the main lines to the north, as proposed by any of the last-men tioned schemes is not urgent. "The Tottenham and Farringdon-street Railway, by which it is proposed to connect the Cambridge line of the Great Eastern with the station at Far ringdon-street is open to the same objection urged against the Charing-cross (Northern), and the Tottenham and Hampstead (extension to Charing cross) in that it tends to create a great central station, inasmuch as the Great Northern, the Mid land, and the London, Chatham, and Dover Rail way, are already brought in direct station commu nication with the Metropolitan Railway at Far ringdon-street. As the Great Eastern Railway is another scheme for an approved station, which the committee recommend should proceed, it appears desirable that this bill should be postponed, at all events until it can be known by experience whether any inconvenient amount of traffic will be concen trated at Farringdon-street by the lines already to meet there. " The estimated capital required for the construe tion of the schemes above proposed to be postponed amounts to £18,500,000 in the aggregate, exclusive of what was proposed to be raised by loan for the purpose of the undertaking. The remainder of the sum of estimated expenditure above referred to may be expected to be reduced by the rejection of Borne of the schemes allowed to proceed. "Without expressing any opinion as to the merits of the following bills, the committee recommend that they should be proceeded with in the ordinary course, being only improvements of existing lines or works connecting links of a very limited extent, for enlargement of_stations in no way conflicting with any comprehensive system of metropolitan railways —viz., Great Northern and Victoria Station, Lon don and Blackwall (Extension) ; London, Brighton, and South Coast (new lines in Battersea) ; Great Northern (No. 1, Barnet branch) ; London and North Western (additional powers): London and South Western (additional works) ; North London (additional powers); London, Chatham, and Dover (No. 2); Great Eastern (junctions, except junction No. 3) ; Midland and St. Pancras branch ; Metro politan (additional powers). "The committee also recommended that the Me tropolitan and St. John's Wood should be allowed to proceed, as it is a line that passes through a not very populous but increasing district without inter fering with much property, and in no way compet ing with any other scheme. The committee might here remark that it is proposed co be constructed as a single line only. " The committee also recommend that the Ham mersmith, Midland, and North Western, and Chia ring-cross Junction shall be allowed to proceed. This scheme is in some degree open to an objection already referred to, that it tends to create a central station at Charing cross. It, however, proposes an addition to the railway, which is to be constructed wholly in tunnel, to form three new streets, one of them of a very important character, in continuation of Tottenham-court-road from Oxford-street, in a direct line to St. Martin's-lane, near Aldridge's Re pository, and from thence to the Thames Embank ment, near Charing-cross Railway Station. This new thoroughfare would be a substitute for the pre sent objectionable road through Seven-dials and High-street, St. Giles, and be a great public im provement. The combination of new streets in crowded parts of the metropolis, with the construc tion of new railways, WAS recommended in the re port of the Lords' Committee last session. The com mittee are of opinion that if the select committee to which the hill for these schemes may be referred should see fit to sanction the scheme they should do go only on condition that the new streets above referred to should be constructed cotemporaneously with the railway, and that provision should be made in the bill for insuring its completion. " The c ommittee concur in the opinion expressed by the select committee of the House of Lords on metropolitan railw a y communication last session in their third report, th at , w ith a view to the distri bution of passenger traffic arriving by the main lines of railway coming within the metropolis, and also the relieving the crowded streets by the ab- sorption of a large portion of the omnibus and cab traffic, the completion of the inner circuit of rail• ways is desirable. "It was estimated by the evidence 1 afore the committee that great additional accommodation, especially for the labouring classes, is daily becoming more necessary, while there is no prospect of the present ordinary means of conveyance being at all adequate to future wants, and they are of opinion that the following schemes which contribute towards the formation of such a circuit may pro perly be proceeded with. " Metropolitan District Railways (the portion forming the inner circuit 32, 33, 34, and junctions 7,8, and 9). " Metropolitan Railway (Trinity-square, Exten sion). " Metropolitan Railway (Notting-hill and Brompton Extension). " Metropolitan Grand Union (portion north of the Thames): _ _ _ The committee are also of opinion that the following schemes—viz., the East London, Great Eastern (Metropolitan stations and railways), Great Eastern (junction No. 8), North London (Kingsland and Tottenham line), Walthamstow, Clapton, and City may be properly proceeded with, and as these schemes more or less enter into com munication, or compete or conflict in levels with the schemes above referred to, as designed to form the inner circuit,and with each other, the committee are of opinion that all the above schemes may with advantage be grouped together, and be referred to the same select committee. "In making these recommendations the committee are of opinion that the greatest accommodation to the public will not be secured by treating the two schemes which pursue almost the same line from Kensington to Brompton to the City merely as com peting schemes, one of which is to be preferred to the exclusion of the other. The committee are of opinion that the promoters of these schemes should be recommended to communicate together and with the surveyors of the City and Metropolitan Board of Works, and devise the most perfect line which their several plans will admit of. By a relaxation of the standing orders such revised plan may be embodied in one Bill. The Metropolitan Railway (Trinity-square Extension) and the Western branches of the East London Railway should also be part of the proposed consultation. By bucb a course much useless expenditure would be saved, and the interests of the Metropolis far better secured than by taking the chanee of selection of one among the competing lines. " The committee observe with regret that two of the schemes which they have recommended should be allowed to proceed pass through Finsbury-circus in open cutting. They are, however, informed that the promoters of both are willing to substitute a covered way for the open cutting. In the event of the select committee finding it desirable to adopt either of those lines in preference to those which do not interfere with the Circus, the committee recom mend that effectual provision shall be made by which the time to elapse between the breaking up of any part of the garden and the completion of the works there and the proper restoration of the enclosure shall be as short as possible. " Although the committee have recommended that those portions of the metropolitan district rail ways scheme which are designed to form the outer circuit shall not be proceeded with, they concur with the House of Lords Committee of last Session in thinking an outer circuit desirable, and they are of opinion that this object might be accomplished by uniting the existing railways on the eastern side of the metropolis with one another, and connecting th,;;_qe of them which are situate on the north side of the Thaii2es with the railways on the south side, making us e for this purpose of th e Th ames T unne l. For this purpose it would be necessary for the East London to be in connection with the North London, the Great Eastern, and London and Black wall Railways. This combination, taken in connection with the existing lines on the west and south of the metropolis, as suggested by the secretary of the London and North-Western Railway Company in his evidence before the committee, would complete the outer circuit, but it would be further necessary that mutual facilities to be secured by legislative enactment should be afforded by the several com panies for . .nterchange of traffic. " in order to give the public the full extent of the system of intercommunication such as that which has been suggested, it would be desirable that the select committee to whom the metropolitan schemes in question may be referred should require that such modifications may be made in the schemes that may be sanctioned as may be necessary for effecting the proposed combination, and also that a clause should be inserted in the bills Of all railway companies having termini within the metropolitan district, for securing a mutual interchange of facilities for working the traffic upon railways in that districts on equitable terms among themselves, and Athout any undue preference, the terms to be settled in case of difference by the Board of Trade, or an arbitrator to be appointed by that department. A clause should also, thee think, be inserted in each of the bills providing that railways having their termini within the metropolis shall be subject to the provisions of any Act to be passed in the present or any future seßsion for the regulation of railways within the metropolis. " The committee are of opinion that some of the prooisions of the Railway Clauses Consolidation Act, 1315, require provisions in relation to the metropolitan arrangements, and they re commend the introducti on o f a bill f or t h at purpose . They desire also to direct attention to a suggestion of Colonel Yolland's report to the Board of Trade as to the expediency of requiring all places for railways within the Metropolitan Railway district being drawn to the same datum line. " The committee are of opinion that in the pre sent session such of the bills proposing to sanction railway communication within the limits of the metropolis as are to be proceeded with should com mence in the House of Commons." The report concludes by stating that a map, showing the existing and proposed railways in the metropolis, accompanies the report, and that the committee have directed the minutes of evidence taken before them, together with the appendix, to be reported. The Death of Colonel Brown, Mr. Shaw, barrister, No. 1, Harcourt-buildings, Temple, came to the Marlborough -street court yesterday, and, ad dressing Mr. Tyrwhitt, begged to make a short statement with reference to the death of Col, Browne, who died sud denly a few days ago under circumstances which had given rise to misapprehension, and which his family wished to see correctly explained, He (Mr. Shaw) was the nephew of Col. Browne, and, therefore, could vouch for these particu lars. Col, Browne had been spending the day with his (ap plicant's) brother, and had drank nothing whatever, being a remarkably abstemious man. IN hen he left in the even ing the remark was made that the Colonel never appeared in better health. Col. Browne was seized with a sudden at tack of apoplexy while on the top of an omnibus in Picca dilly, and being taken charge of by the police, who were under the impression that ho was intoxicated, be was re moved to the station, where, becoming worse, he was at tended by the divisional surgeon, and ultimately sent home to his lodgings in Regent-street, where ho shortly after wards expired. He wished particularly to state that the sup position that Col. Brown was intoxicated was entirely un founded. Ho did not wish to make any complaint against the police, but he thought they ought to have allowed Col. Brown to have a cab to his lodgings, as he requested, espe cially as a gentleman, now in court, Mr. Jeffries, son of the publisher in Soho-square, came up at the time and told the constables that he knew the gentleman. He hoped, as the to the cage, that this explanati on press had given publicity would also be given to the public. to a nd discriminate intoxication, some timesand M r . betary r w e e h n i t te cases sd of f t w ssudden ffi illnessult the police act e d w i t h pro p e r discretion in taking parties to the station and g i v i ng them re f u ge there. He could hardly di c think the police were to blame for not putting the gentle man in a cab, although a stranger had come forward to say he knew him, for it not unlrequently happened that pickpockets seeing well-dressed persons taken suddenly ill came forward with their interested services• He had no doubt the press would attend to the explanation now ten dered on behalf of the family of the deceased gentleman, Persons who have been in the habit of paying weekly as borrowers of Sewing M ac hi nes will do well to apply and become members o f Messrs. Watts at once and Co.'s sewing Machine Clubs. By s o d o i ng they will not only save the money they now foolishly throw away, but at the same time secure to themselves th e possession of one of the best and most celebrated sewing machines in the world. Every in formation given on application; or by letter addressed, with a stamped envelope, to Messrs. Watts and Co., 12, Beaufort buildings, Strand, London, W.C., where Merril rs are en. rolled daily between 10 and 4 ; Saturdays, 10 ano. Memorandum of Austria and Prussia to the Federal Diet. FRANKFORT, Feb. 26. At yesterday's sitting of the Federal Diet the representatives of Austria and Prussia moved that the command of the Federal troops in Holstein should be transferred to the Commander-in Chief of the Austro-Prussian forces, and that two civil com missioners from the great German Powers should be appointed to share in the Government of the Duchy. The motion is to be put to the vote in a week. Its presentation to the Diet was accompanied by the following memorandum " Austria and Prussia—Upon the Ist October of last year the high Federal Diet passed the follow ing resolution :—' To request the Governments of Saxony and Hanover to furnish to the civil com missioners a division of troops of about 6,000 men, in proportions to be arranged ; but at the same time to request the Governments of Austria and Prussia, in community with those of Saxony and Hanover, to hold themselves ready to furnish a superior force for the immediate support of the said division in case of actual opposition to the carrying out of the execution.' "In consequence of this resolution, the four Go vernments charged with the execution have con certed together the requisite military measures which have been approved by the high Federal Assembly in its resolution of the 7th of December last, which says :—' The above-named Governments shall be made acquainted herewith, through their ambassa dors, and charged with making the necessary com munication to the Danish Government, as also with the execution of the measures in accordance with the military arrangements made by them. " It had been determined in these arrangements that Austria and Prussia should each place a first reserve of 5,000 men upon the Holstein frontier, and that, to admit of their more rapid concentration they should be placed under the orders of the Saxon commander-in-chief of the execution troops. In case, however, of hostilities upon a great scale being brought about by the Danish Government assuming a hostile attitude, and threatening the Duchy of Holstein, the two above-named Governments shall each put at least an army corps in the field, and in that event the chief command over their united forces shall be regulated by arrangement between Austria and Prussia.? " The immediate execution has been carried out in Holstein without resistance, so that it has been possible to withdraw from that Duchy the troops which then formed the first reserves, and to allow of their advance into the Duchy of Schleswig with the other detachments of the Austrian and Pruseis.n force. " The subsequent occurrences, which have as sumed the full character of war made by Denmark through the seizure of German ships by Danish cruisers, threaten the execution troops in Holstein as well as the allied army in Schleswig ; and the former are now only protected against attacks from the north by the occupation of the Duchy of Schleswig by Austrian and Prussian troops. In so much as this circumstance—as recognised by the Saxon nation of the 15th of February last—shows the necessity of a stronger occupation of Holstein, Prussia and Austria, in accordance with the above quoted Federal resolution,are first called upon for this purpose to bring the original execution corps under Lieutenant-General von Hake to its former strength, that is to say. to furnish 5,000 men to the first reserves in Holstein. " Herewith, however, the further contingency foreseen has occurred, namely, that the superior force' held in readiness by Austria and Prussia, and actively employed in covering to the northward the position of the execution corps, is now called upon to lend the execution troops that assistance which, according to arrangement, presupposes the common and united disposal of the command•in•chief upon which Austria and Prussia are agreed. " Tt.e representatives of Austria and Prussis. are instructed to call especial notice to the pressing necessity, even from a purely military point of view, of this unity of the military chief command of the troops stationed in the Duchies of Holstein and Schleswig. Protection against hostile attack, the combination of strategic operations, and the suc cess of offensive and defensive war against the common adversary, can only be secured under a common head. " The Governments of Austria and Prussia be lieve that this measure is based upon the arrange ments approved by the I igh Diet, the presupposi tions of which have already been realised. But they are the more desirous to obtain further approbation of these arrangements by the high Federal Diet, as all errors and misunderstandings, such as have arisen at Altona, will thus be avoided, and all rela tions will be definitively regulated. "They consider it at the same time as self-evident —as has been already expressed in the report of the committee of the 19th September last—that henceforth the Governments of Austria and Prussia shall each nominate a civil commissioner to conduct the administration of the Duchy of Holstein in con cert with the Saxon and Hanoverian commissioners, aid to enter into mutual relations with the admini strative authorities in Schleswig. "Upon the basis of the proceeding, therefore, and hoping to obtain the assent of their Federal allies, the Governments of Austria and Prussia move— " 1. That the high Federal Diet may declare itself in reference to the arrangements between the four Governments cited and approved in the Federal resolution of Dec. 7 last, Article 2, agreed that the chief command of the execution troops in Holstein should pass to the Commander-in-Chief of the Austro Prussian forces. " 2. That the high Federal Diet will bring this :esolution to the knowledge of the Governments of •4 Hanover through their representati ves , Saxony au— . - owe the necessary orders to and request them their military commanders. "3. That the high Federal Diet will apk"ova the nomination of two new civil commissioners for Hot stein by Austria and Prussia, and will receive notice of the said nomination." Circular Despatch of Prussia upon the Suc cession Question. BERLIN, Feb. 27. The circular despatch forwarded by the Minister for Foreign Affairs to the Prussian diplomatic agents at the various German Courts, on the 14th inst., has just been published. It relates to the report of the committee of the Federal Diet upon the succession question, and is as follows : " Your excellency must be aware that at the sitting of the Federal Diet on the 11th inst., the majority of the committee upon. Holstein affAirs presented a report upon the succession question, dwelling exclu sively upon the London Treaty of the Bth May, 1852, demanding that the Germanic Diet should acknowledge this treaty to be not binding upon the Confederation, declaring it impossible of execution and rejecting the pretensions of King Christian IX. of Denmark based upon this title. " The Ministers of Prussia and Austria, upon their parts, put forth a vote of the minority, of which a copy is appended. You will see, therefore, that we have not thought it conformable to the position and dignity of the Confederation that it should be occupied with a question which it has in no way at present treated; that the first part of the report denies the validity of the Treaty of London, which has been affirmed by no one ; that the second part expresses an opinion of the impossibility of carrying out the treaty---an opinion which clearly exceeds the limits of its competence ; and that the third part, lastly, rejects pretensions in the name of a title upon which they are not founded, " Your Excellency will be good enough to ex plain clearly to the Government of - these points of view, developed at greater length in the vote, and do what lies in your power that the represen tative of that Government at the Germanic Diet sholl bo furnished, for the vote which is to take place in a fortnight, with instructions agreeing with the said points of view." NOVEL MATCH.—A very curious match has just been made, which will cause an immense deal of interest in sporting circles and lead to a great deal of speeu • lation. A gallant colonel has laid a noble lord and friends 500 even that they do not cause a letter to be delivered by hand on horseback a distance of 30 miles within the hour. No restriction has been placed on the number of horses or riders to be employed on the occasion, and the match wil take place at Newmarket either on the Saturday in the Houghton Meeting or on the Monday followings RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE, HAMMERSMITH AND CITY. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held on Monday at the London Tavern—Mr. J. Parson in the chair. The report was taken as read. The CHAIRMAN said he had taken the chair on that occa sion at the request of his colleagues, but intended to resign at the conclusion of the business. He then explained the various paragraphs in the report. The permanent working agreement with the Great Western Company would be for 10 years, and would commence from the opening of the lane in July or August next. The great difficulty in respect of forming the junctions with the Great Western had been to accommodate the suburban traffic without inl erfering with the long and express traffic on that company's main line. The Hammersmith Company was to pay £25,000 towards the expense of constructing these junctions by the Great Western, and a rental of £6OO a year. He thought it a ju dicious arrangement for both companies. Then there was a difficulty to be overcome in respect to working the trains from the Hammersmith line to the Metropolitan lice so that they should be enabled to run without delay at the junction into the heart of the city. The liabilities of the company were estimated at £90,000. The net cost of the land for rail way would be £72,000, the estimated cost of the land by the contractor was £46,500, to be paid for partly in shares and partly in debentures, equivalent to £lO,OOO in cash. The land for the railway had cost £BO,OOO, which was double the estimate. The contractor had paid £15,000 to be relieved from the land portion of his contract, and the company had to pay £25,000, including £4,210 for the portion of the Tal bot estate, making together the extra £40,000. The cw.- pany had a bill in Parliament for an extension from Ham mersmith to Richmond. They now proposed to raise £60,000 on preference shares ; but Mr. Rummens, who had taken 17,000 out of the 18,000 shares of the capital of the com pany, had power to object to raising money on preference shares before the opening of the line, lest it should damage his interests in any way. Mr. Blake had resigned his seat at the board, and he (the chairman) would also resign. Mr. SURGEY seconded the motion for the adoption of the report, and it wrs carried. 'the directors were authorised to consolidate the 18,000 ordinary £lO shares into stock, Mr. G. C. Taylor was elected a director in the room of Mr. Blake, and Mr. G. C. Taylor was elected auditor. The meeting was then made special for the purpose of raising £60,000 by the issue of 5 per cent. preference shares, with a view to pay off the debts of the company ; but as Mr. Rummens, the contractor, objected to give his assent for two months, no resolution on the subject could be adopted. Mr. J. Parson then resigned his seat at the board, and ,eft the chair. A special meeting, convened by a requisition from the shareholders, was then held, and Mr. T. Eyre Foakes, a director, was called to the chair. A long discussion ensued regarding the proceedings in the recent case of " Parson v. Surgey," in which Mr. Parson, Mr. Surgey, Colonel Ward, Mr. W. A. Wilkinson, Mr. Foakes, and other proprietors, took part, freely expressing their views on the subject of the recent trial as affecting the interests of the company. On the motion of Mr. M. S. TAT 11.4.31 ; seconded by Mr. A. 0. WILKINSON, the following resolution was adopted : " That the shareholders retain the opinion expressed in the resolution passed at a former meeting, and cannot allow Messrs. Parson and Blake to retire without recording their entire concurrence in the ccmments of the Lord Chief Justice on the impropriety of directors speculating in land through which their railway is intended to pass." On the motion of Mr. G. SCLATEIt-BOOTII, M.P., se conded by Mr. T. Cuuns, the following resolution was unanimously passed : " That this meeting desires very cordially to thank Mr, Surgey for his unremitting attention to the interests of the company, and to assure him that in defending on public grounds the action tecantly brought against him, ha has rendered essential serv:ce not only to this company but to the public at large." It was understood that the directors at their first meeting would elect Colonel Ward to the vacant seat at the board. The proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman. CRYSTAL PALACE AND SOUTH LONDON JUNG TION. Thq half-yearly meeting of this company was held on Wednesday, at the Victoria Station, Westminster; Sir C. P. Roney in the chair. The Secretary, Mr. Johnson, read the report, an abstract of which has appeared in The Sun. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said that by the energy of the contractors in carrying on the works, and of the surveyor in obtaining the necessary lands, the progress since August had been considerable. There were two tunnels, the " Crescent Wood" tunnel, 370 yards long, and the " Paxton" tunnel, 440 yards long, and in August last 44 yards had been completed of each of these tunnels, They now hal 190 yards finished of the smaller one, and 223 yards of the larger tunnel. Unless some un foreseen accident occurred, both would be completed in about seven months, The heaviest work on the line was the great excavations which had to be made in the immediate vicinity of the company's station at the Crystal Palace. Of 411,000 cubic yards of excavation through the whole line, 200,000 had to be made in this cutting. Of the 411,000 cubic yards of earthwork, 1,350 yards had been completed, There had been expended on account of property and works during the past six months £339,344, making the total expenditure £177,951. He conchded by moving the adoption of the report. Sir C. 11. Rim seconded the motion, which was carried nevi. con. On the motion of REEs, the retiring directors, Sir C. P. Roney and Sir C. Rich, were re elected, as was also Mr. Banks, the retiring auditor. A vote of thanks to the chairman and directors closed the proceedings. STAINES, WOKIN GRAM, AND WOKING. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held on Friday at the offices in Lincoln's -inn-fields ; Mr. J, Garrard in the chair. The report was taken as read. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said that, though the traffic for the past half -year had re trograded, the traff, for the past year showed a decided in crease, as comparedwith former years. Some of the schemes before Parliament for railways to their line, if carried out, would act as feeders to it. Mr. WILKIN seconded tho motion, which was unani mously adopted ; and a dividend at the rate of 1 per cent, per annum on the ordinary stock was declared. The retiring directors, Mr. J. Garrard and ➢lr. R, w Kennard, were le elected, and also Mr. Prideaux, the re tiring auditor. SEVERN VALLEY. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held on Friday, at the offices, Victoria-street, Westminster ; Gen. Forrester in the chair. It was resolved, on the motion of Mr, J. Parson, that a dividend on the preference shares be paid at tho rate of 41 per cent, per annum, and also that a dividend of 31 per cad. per annum be paid on the ordinary shares for the half-year ending Dec. 31. -liring directors, Mr. J. S. Pakington and Mr. The '-elected, as w as also Mr. W. Phillips, the Wagstaff, were r. retiring auditor. It was agreed that £250 5h0)....' for services during the year. Id be paid to the directors WHITEHAVEN JUNCTION. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held at Whitehaven on Saturday—Mr W. Miller in the chair. The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report, and said that the directors had solid grounds for congratulating the shareholders upon the prosperous state of the under taking. The receipts during the past half year exceeded by £5,500 the receipts of the corresponding period of 1862, and its further development had only been checked by the ina• dequate supply of rolling stock when the sudden revival of the iron trade took place. Several large items of expendi ture properly belonging to capital account had been charged to revenue, the capital of the company being exhausted, and in addition to this £5OO had been carried to renewal account, and £l,OOO to compensation account. The directors recom mended a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. Mr. W. Lumrs seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. A dividend of 20s, per share, less incomo•tax, was then declared. A vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the proceedings. WHITEHAVEN AND F URNESS. The half -yearly meeting of this company was held at Whitehaven on Saturday, Mr. W. Muller in the chair. The CHAIRMAN, in m ov i n g the adoption of the report, congratulated the proprietors upon the increased receipts during the past half -year, which would have been still larger if they had sufficient rolling stock to meet the require ments of the traffic. Large sums had been expended upon that object out of revenue receipts during the past half-year ; and it would be necessary to raise additional capital to meet their wants. The traffic still continued to increase, and the undertaking was in a most prosperous condition. Mr. LIIMB seconded the motion, which was carried. A dividend of lls per share (less income tax) upon origi nal shares of the company was then declared. Mr. GRUN urged the directors to consider the question of amalgamating the various West Cumberland Railways. Mr. FunNtEss said the directors would do everything in their power to Pro mo t e th e interests of the share holders. Mr. J. C. Molt was appointed auditor, and the proceed ings terminated with the customary votes of thanks. WHITEHAVEN, cLEAToR, AND EGREMONT. The half -yearly meeting was held at I .7hitehavon on Thursday, Mr. A. 13. Steward in the chair. The CHAIIotAN, in moving the adoption of the report, explained how it was that the dividend was less than last half-year, although it was still the handsome amount of 12 per cent. When he proposed the payment of the last divi dend, which was at the rate of 10 per cent, and a bonus of 5 per cent., he had cautioned the shareholders that it was exceptional. Now, however, as they had got their rolling stock in good condition, they might again hope for improve ment. Mr. STIRLING seconded the motion, which was adopted, Mr. Lumn, referring to the projected competing line from Parton to the iron ore field, urged the reduction of the rates with a view to avert the threatened opposition. The CHAIRMAN said it was inexpedient to entertain the question of a reduction of toll. A dividend at the rate of 12 per cent. per annum for the half-year ending Dec. 31 was declared, and it WAS resolved that the remuneration of the directors bo increased from £lOO to £2OO per annum. CARLISLE AND SELLOTH BAY. The half-yearly statement of accounts showed that the amount expended upon capital account had been £254,382. The general revenue account started the half-year with a debit balance of £1,515. The sum of £BOO had during the past half-year been paid an interest and commission to bankers and others ; while on the other side there was a credit of £916, being the amount of fixed rent received from the North British Company, less income tax, and certain charges. SALISBURY AND YEOVIL. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held on Friday, at the °flier, Leadenhall-street, Mr. J. Chapman in the chair. The report w: s taken as read. The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report. Mr. LA➢IBERT seconded the report. Mr. FENNELL asked how much it would cost to double the 20 miles of line. The SECRETARY said the engineer's estimate was £lOO,OOO or £5,000 per mile. The report was adopted unanimously. The dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. was then declared, and Sir W. Medlycott and Mr. IL Nofman, the retiring directors, and Mr. Butt, the retiring auditor, were re elected. DUTCH RHENISH. The receipts from the commencement of the present book year, on the Ist of May, 1863, to the 15th of February, amounted to £182,928, showing an increase as compared with the corresponding period of last year of £13,097 ; and the working expenses to £71,783, or 3923 per cent. of the receipt. GRAND TRUNK OF CANADA. The directors state in their report that the earnings of the half-year ending December 31 amount to £477,839, and the ordinary working expenses to £275,073, leaving a balance of £202,766 ; out of which £37,037 is deducted for renewals of permanent way, leaving a net balance of £165,729. From this is deducted £13.104, the nominal amount for postal and military service receipts, £20,033 for loss ou American cur rency, £14,367 for interest on certain loans and debentures, £31,992 for rent of Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railway, £11,250 for rent of Detroit line, £49,921 for interest on first preference shares, and £24,715 for interest on second pre ference shares, leaving a balance of £532. GREAT WESTERN OF CANADA. The loss on exchange by the conversion of American money received for the carriage of through traffic from the commencement of the current half-year to February 13 amounted to £44,824, and at that date there was a further sum of American funds still remaining to be converted of 114,385 dole. RAILWAY BILLS. Yesterday th 3 committees appointed to decide upon the merits of certain new railways met for the first time in the north corridor of the House of Commons. where the attend ance of the public and of the parties interested was un usually large. The first committee, consisting of Mr. G. Hardy (chairman), Sir J. Acton, Sir H. Bruce, and Messrs. Bellew and Walker, had referred for their consideration the following suburban railways :—Edgware, Highgate, and London—Tottenham and Hampstead Junction (Alexandra. park Extensions)—Hammersmith and City—Hammer smith and Wimbledon—Crystal Palace and South London Junction—Crystal Palace (new railways)—Finchley, Wil lesden, and Acton—Kew, Turnham Green, and Hammer smith—Kingston, Tooting, and London—London and South-Western (Kensington, &c., Extension)—North and South-Western Junction—Tooting, Merton and Wimble don—Watford and Edgware Junction—and Wood-green and Enfield Railway. The committee selected for conside ration the Alexandra-park railways—the Edgware, High gate, and London—and the Tottenham and Hampstead Junction. Mr. t , enison, Q.C., with whom was Mr. Wilkin son, opened the case for the promoters of the Edgware, Highgate and London at great length. The object was to make an extension from the main line, which would be completed by the end of the year, and which runs from the Great Northern, through Highgate, Finchley, and Hendon, to Edgware. The extension, though only 1 mile 51 chains, was most important, since it would commence at the Great Northern at Hornsey, and connect Alexandra-park and Muswell-hili with the metropolis. Lord Fermoy, M.P., chairman of the Alexandra-park Company, and Mr. J. Everett gave evidence in favour of both the proposed Alex andra-park lines. They would prefer, however, that they should stop outside the park-gates, and that the line within it should be made by the Park company. Mr. Cawk well, manager of the London and North-Western, and Mr. Fuller, surveyor, were also examined in favour of the T 't tenham line. Mr. Merewether, Q.C., who appeared for the competing line, the Tottenham and Hampstead (Alexandra Extension), stated that it would be '2 miles and 15 chains from a junction with the company's authorized line, near the north side of the Holloway-road, to Bath-lodge, Mus well-hill ; and that the second portion would be one mile three chains from the last point to a junction with the Great Northern at its Colney-hatch and Southgate station. After some further evidence, the committee adjourned to 12 o'clock this day. The Dwellings of the Poor in Shoreditch. Yesterday an adjourned inquest was resumed by Mr. Humphrey; the coroner for Middlesex, at the Blue Last Tavern, Curtain-road, Shoreditch, touching the death of a child named Ellen Kenealey, aged 1 year and 3 months. The evidence in this case disclosed a painful state of things with regard to the habitations of the poorer classes in a part of Shoreditch. The deceased, it may be stated, was one of two children dwelling with their parents, labouring people, at 26, Harris-buildings, Union-gardens, Shoreditch. They were both taken ill three weeks ago, and on Sunday last deceased died, The mother thought they had the measles, but there had been a rash, &c., and the medical man who was called in of ter death could not account for the fatality, but he said that the state of the place was such that the want of oxygen would cause asphyxia, and so death, if the child had been debilitated. The house and neighbourhood were described as follows, by witnesses who were manifestly reluctant to be examined : Mary Kenealey, 26, Harris-buildings, said that her house contained but two rooms, one over the other. Witness, her husband, her two children, and her husband's brother, all slept in the top room. They broke a window to let in air. The rent was 3s a week, There were two privies for eight houses, and only one dustbin for 20 houses. The dust was not regularly removed, and it had to be thrown about the place to dry up and harden the ground, there being no sewer. The houses were very damp, as the water and slush remained in the yard uatil it sank into the earth. There was only one water-tap for 13 houses, and the water was laid on some • times for only 10 minutes, and never more than a half hour in the 24. There were no water-butts, and the water had to be kept in pans and tubs in the houses. Two persons in the cow. had sheds to keep their water in. The witness said that the dect.ll_sed was naturally a healthy child, and she never thought it N o uldbe snatched away from her so suddenly. Mr. Long was Ihe landlord. Ti atria-buildings, said that . Eliza Cooper, 3, Cook's-place, she was used to the smell in the place, aZ d it was no incon venience to her. When the water was kept b.: the house for a day it became bad, and had to be thrown out. The walls of the houses were crumbling. The slush used to flow into witness's house, and she got a severe illness from it. When the people constructing the new railway came they set that right as they had to construct a sewer. The in spector of nuisances never came. Once " two railway gen tlemen" put their heads over the paling and asked how were the closets, and on being told they were very bad, the gen tlemen had them trapped. The one dustbin of the neigh bourhood was right opposite witness's door, and the dust used to be blown in about the house. It was an agent who collected the rents. Mr. F. G. Gant, F.R.C.S., pathological anatomist to the Royal Free Hospital, said that by direction of the coroner he made a post mortem examination of the body of the de ceased. The deceased was a well-nourished child. The congested state of the lungs and veins proved that the child died from asphyxia, resulting from a failure of the supply of arterial blood from the heart. Having arrived at that conclusion, he proceeded to inspect the premises. He found the place undrained and unpaved. The woman told him she was so anxious to get the yard paved that she had begun to collect paving stones. She got one somewhere on each Sunday, and a beginning had already been made. There was green stuff and water lying about in the yard. One watercloset had to serve for several houses. The smell that would arise from the yard would be most prejudicial to health. The supply of water was deficient. He should certainly suggest that a drain should be made to carry off the stagnant water from the yard. It was quite possible that the deceased's suff)cation in this case may have arisen from the result of measles. Mr. Ellison, surgeon,' concurred with Mr. Gant's state merit. The Coroner said the& ho had received a letter from Mr. Long, the landlord, stating that he would be most anxious to carry out any improvements that might be necessary, and the necessity of which had escaped his observation. The Jury returned a verdict—" That deceased died from asphyxia from natural causes," and the jury requested that the coroner would call the attention of the landlord of Harris•buildings to the danger to the public health arising from the state of the premises, and the want of a proper supply of water, of a proper Lumber of privies, and the unpaved state of the yard, The Coroner said he sb.ould act upon, that reconunen. dation. • SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. TIMES.—A glance at the map of Europe is suffi cient to show that there are several reasons which, in various degrees, singly or in combination, have constituted its several divisions as they now stand. The geographical reason prevails in large islands and peninsulas, in regions backed by mountain ranges, frozen deserts, or inhospitable seas. The national reason, or the influence of race, tells most when the cognate branches of some one human family have been closely packed, and other circum stances have favoured their assimilation and fusion. The political reason takes its origin from history— from the achievements of conquerors and great statesmen, or from a course of policy favourable to alliances and compacts for mutual advantage, leading to closer and more permanent union. If we review the States of Europe under these three divisions, it will be observed that the most enterprising, ambitious, " and revolutionary are those which either possess the concentrated strength of a great race, or the perfect security of a good geographical position, or both these advantages. The most conservative are those which have grown out of policy, and must depend upon it. It may be a bold word to say, so we say it in all humility— nothing but a folly approachiag to madness can pre vent France, England, and Russia from being very great Powers. This cannot be said of any one of the States that lie between them. The more we admire the genius and the audacity which made Prussia in the last century, the more we must admit that her existence depends every day on the soldier and the statesman. The more we ad mite the astuteness, the good fortune, the patience and fortitude, and all the good and evil qualities which have packed the Austrian empire, and have held it together, the more must we see that so motley a population, and so federal a Go vernment will only hold together so long as its policy is modest and wise. When Metternich called " Italy" a geographical expression, he spoke like a clever craftsman doing honour to his own craft ; but he must have inwardly lamented that the Aus trian Empire had neither a geographical origin nor the bond of race; nothing, in fact, but the policy of which be was a master. How fine that cunning thread, and how easily broken, he well knew when he foretold the " deluge" that should coma even earlier than he expected. As he found it, so he left it:--a virtual federation, the form of dynastic unity; a bnndle of races, allied with some localty, but more sense of mutual benefit. Bat it is a combina tion fatal to political enterprise. All that Austria can safely attempt is to keep things together and as they are, to hold its own if possible, to leave its neighbours alone, to maintain a good police on its frontiers, cul tivate tolerable relations with its neighbours, and let the influences of peace do their work in cement ing and mixing her various and scarcely congruous races. Such is the Power which, urged by sudden impulse, has raced across Europe to inflict a deadly wound on another Power, whose only crime was to resemble Austria herself in the composition of her people and her designs for their amalgamation. Denmark, with much more reason than Austria, and a longer prescription to plead in her favour, has been attempting, perhaps not with equal clever ness, but with more than equal candour, to reduce into an actual administrative unity provinces which have been held together now, without interruption, for several generations. There is not a fault to be found with the Danish policy that does not lie against the Austrians, in the dealings of the house of Hapsburg with its discordant multitude of sub jects. The difference in favour of Austria is one of might, not right, for she conspires and co-operates, after a fashion, with forty million Germans, akin to the malcontents with whom Christian IX. has to deal, hostile to those under Francis Joseph. But as Austria lives and breathes by policy, by policy she must stand or fall. As she does to Den mark, so must she expect to be done by. What ever she says to Denmark must be read in Venetia, in Hung ary, in Transylvania, anciGalicia. When she declares war upon Denmark she declares war also in behalf of all those alien dependencies against her self. W hen she says this is her time, she proclaims with trumpet voice that this is their time also to assert their national independence. So Austria finds, in fact ; for scarcely has she completed her occupa tion of Schleswig before she has to deal with the more terrible oeeupation of one of her own provinces by the original race itself, fighting with the best means and the best weapons at its command. Eng lishmen can speak their thoughts with a good con science at such a time. We, too, have had to deal vsith divers races, but we have done all that was possible to make them one, and, on the whole, we have succeeded. Our only interest in the approach ing conflict is that populations held under an alien Crown shall either be made to feel that their true interest, their improvement, and their self-respect lie that way, or shall achieve their independence. But France has not that purely philanthropic interest in the questioe,nor even has Russia. France, with her commanding geographical position, has a singularly homogeneous people. Her varieties of race sink into insignificance compared with her oneness. Indeed, the policy of all her great states men has been directed for centuries to the aboli tion of everything that could stand in the way of unity. The nobility, religion, language—every thing liable to assume a local and independent cha racter„has been beaten or smoothed down into the ideal Frenchman. The result is a power unknown to any other forty millions of men. But France has her grievance, the abstract justice of which cannot be denied. She sees beyond the frontier imposed by European jealousy, but within the frontier that Nature herself seemed to ordain, a large population more French than German, and disposed to union with her. This is her interest in the gathering strife ; and at the present time the only object of ambition placed within her reach. If Germany, whether in the Diet or in a less regular way, by the hands of her two most powerful States, lays down the law and carries out the prin ciple that no Germans shall be allowed to remain under an alien Crawnithe Rhenish provinces fall by natural gravitation into the lap of France. England has already laid down the self•denying ordinance that she will not interfere again to arrange the map of Europe, unless she be required either by treaty or a necessary regard to her own interest. Whether we should indeed look on quietly must be left to the circumstances of the time and season, but such is our present attitude. France, then, is the State principally interested in the success of this mon strous aggression. But what "nationality" will fail to hear the call, and hesitate to obey it, even if it has waited for that time? There is not a State between the Mediterranean and the Baltic that is not either encouraged or menaced by this movement, and told that now, if ever, is the time lo get its own again, o' keep and acquire what it can. POST.—The despatches which relate to the special mission of Lord Wodehouse to the Danish Court are those which in that mass of correspondence known as the Danish papers will be read with the greatest interest. The Dano-German dispute underwent so total a change on the death of Frederick VII. that, except as a matter of historic interest, the negotia tions to which the Schleswig-Holstein question had previously given rise possess but little intrinsic value. Oa the accession of Christian IX., however, the right of succession to the Duchies became for the first time agitated, and almost simultaneously the promulgation of a common constitution for Schles wig and the Kingdom Proper gave to the German Powers a fresh pretext for pursuing towards Den mark that aggressive policy on which they had long resolved. The mission ()Mord Wodehouse, accredited as that nobleman was to the Court of Copenhagen, with the object of congratulating the new Sovereign on nt : accession to the throne, consequently marks the opening- of a new phase f the Dano-German question, and tn: fact that the English Govern his visit to Denm ar k t o i „alicy which, to th e i r went took advantage ,;,f niehCabinet to unfold their views of the minds, it was incumbent on the D..: pursue, tenders it equally the starting point of those negociations which have hitherto produced st;:th un profitable results. In the last instalment of toe Danish correspondence presented to Parliament are contained the special instructions given by the Go vernment to Lord Wodehouse on his departure from England, together with the substance of the com munications which passed between our Envoy and the Prussian Prime Minister when the former was at Berlin. This blue book also contains a very re markable despatch of the English Foreign Secre tary on the subject of the common Constitution ; but as the correspondence does not extend beyond the middle of December, the time of Lord Wode house's arrival at Copenhagen, no information is afforded respecting his communications with the Danish Government or of the result of his mission. The documents before us, however, furnish ample matter for comment. Sa far as we can gather from the letter of instructions ad dressed by Earl Russell to Lord Wode house, the latter was authorised to exercise the quasi-judicial function of hearing the com plaints of the aggrieved parties, and then to tran mit them to the English Foreign-office, there to be duly sifted by her Majesty's Secretary of State. " It is not my purpose," writes Earl Russell on the 9th of December, " either to point out how these engagements (the diplomatic engagements entered into by Denmark with Austria and Prussia in 1851) have been violated. It will be for the Ministers of Austria and Prussia to make their complaints on this head." The Ambassador is further instructed to communicate with the Ministers of France, Russia, and Sweden at the Danish Court, and, if possible, to induce them to make joint representa tion the Danish Government, the main object to be kept in view being the fulfilment of the Treaty of 1852, as well as of the engagements respectively entered into by Denmark, Austria, and Prussia in it would seem that, in the first inst ance, the preceding year. From this despa tch, then or, Wodehouse was simply directed to souno the Ger b _ man Powers, and that the definite attituele te assumed by him towards the Danish Gover.gm !1_1: was left to be determined by subsequent ev, 11115 In pursuance of his instructions, L ord Wo, le house went, in the first place, to Berlin, and the, u had an interview with M. von Bismark. The sub. • stance of the conversation which passed between them is contained in a despatch from Lord Wode house to Earl Russell, dated December 12, and is important as manifesting without any affectation of concealment the true grounds of the hostility of the leading Powers of Germany to Denmark. It was not, as was generally supposed, to rescue eithe the Schleswigers or the Holsteiners from a despoti,sll3: which was intolerable to them that Austria aa,"l - were • about to take up arms against Den mark. The object of the German Powers was far different. " The fact was," said M. von Bismark, " that Germany would never be on good terns& with Denmark so long as th© present democratic institutions of Denmark were maintained." It was not, we are left to suppose, because the common Constitution of November tended to incorporate Schleswig with the Kingdom Proper thst it gave umbrage to Austria and Prussia, but because it tended to dissemiuete the prin ciples of constitutional liberty, and ;against such dissemination Austria and Prussia fei.t it to be their duty to protest. " Let the King of De.'llmark; said M. Von Bismark, " dismiss his Minist,e.";: coup d'etat would be the best solution of the ci:im•• a culty." Such was the language of the Prussi Minister to our Envoy, and such the counsel whiel he desired to be transmitted to a constitutional king within a month after his accession to the throne. As, however, the German Powers could not decently proclaim to the world that their main object in attacking Denmark was to crush free institutions, the stalking-horse of Schleswig-Holsteinism was once more turned to account, and the Englsh Minister was informed that the Danish Govern ment would be required to suspend the common Constitution before the let of January, which was known to be impossible, and to fulfil their engage ments of 1851 in such a manner that the existing connection between the Kingdom Proper of Den mark and Schleswig should be finally severed. In communicating what passed at this interview,. Lord Wodehouse fulfilled the first portion of his mis sion. The English Government were then made perfectly acquainted with the specific nature of German grievances and German demands, The" next despatch in the series to which it is necessary to refer was addressed by Earl Russell to Lord Wodehouse on the 17th of December, and conse quently subsequent to the receipt of Lord Wode house's despatches of the 12th. By this time, just eight days after the date of the letter of instructions; above referred to, the Foreign Secretary had evi dently made up his mind on the merits of the chief question in dispute between Germany and Denmark. The Ministers of Austria and Prussia had made their complaints, and Earl Russell was now in Et position to affirm that Denmark had violated her engagements. In the despatch of 17th December' the Foreign Secretary unhesitatingly declares that the Constitution of November virtually effected an incorporation of Schleswig with Den mark, and, being consequently a violation of the engagements entered into by the Danish Crown, ought forthwith to be repealed. " How this is to be done," the despatch concludes, " it belongs to the King of Denmark, his Ministers, and his Parlia ment to decide. It is the wish of her Majesty's Go vernment that it should be done in the manna most suit able to the dignity and character of Der.' mark as a free and independent State." As this' brings us to the point where the Special Envoy received definite instructions respecting the law guage he was to hold to the Danish Cabinet, and as the correspondence already published carries us no further than the date of his arrival at Copenhagen, we will for the present abstain from offering ant comment on those instructions. We now know' that the English Government did press upon the Danish Cabinet the necessity of revoking the com mon Constitution ; but how the latter received those councils we have yet to learn. COUNTRY MARKETS. LEEDS-TUESDAY. Having only a thin attendance of millers, and a limited demand for wheat, the trade must be called nominally the same as last Tuesday. Very little business was done in barley, which brought late rates. Oats and beans rather cheaper. LIVERPOOL-TUESDAY. There was a small attendance both of town dealers and c o untry millers at market to-day. Wh eat met w i th a reta il trade, at ld to 2d per qr under late rates. Flour difficult to move, although offered at a decline of 6d per barrel an d 10 per sack. Oats and oatmeal were easier at late quotations* Barley, beans, and peas met a dull sale, and it anything cheaper. Very little business in Indian corn—American mixed, 28e 9d. SHEFFIELD-TUESDAY, There was a small show of grain today, and last Tues' day's rates were supported, but the trade was limited. The attendance was thin. Red wheat, per load of 3 imperial bushels...lss Od to 18s 04 White .. .18s Od to 20s Oa New red - 16 - ; 6d New white „ 9, Beam 79 )7 Peas, per qr Grinding barley, per qr Halting ditto, ~ ..... : : 4 2 11 0 9 57 s ss s . 0 6° 0 d d d d t ti t o o; o 4 i 3 1 4 8; :s s : C 1 01 32s Od to 35s oa Oats .- 19s Od to 24s 03 Os 17 Flour, is 4d to is 8d per 14 lb. MARKET HARBOROUGH-TUESDAY. White wheat, 408 to 458; red, 38s to 42s per 30 stone' Malting barley at 33s to 37s per qr. grinding, 29 sto : 3 „: 2 , 5 , per 30 st, Oats, old, 27 s to 30 s; no w , 20 3 t o 24 s per ov st. ; beans, 338 to 408 per qr. -FRIDAY. lay, and the trade not brislC s. d. a. a. Oatmeal lO 0 to 13 0 0 Beans.. . — 0 to --- Bere 0 Rapeseed Bakers' flour Indian corn DUBLIN. A fair supply of wheat to-d. Prices not materially altered. 2. d. s. d. Wheat, white.. 24 0 to 26 6 Do., red .. 21 6 to 24 0 Do., new .... 0 to 0 Barley Oats Do,, black — 0 to 0 Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton ..Mar. 20• via Marseilles .. Mar. lA' 3razil and Cape Verds, by British packet Mar. 6. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Mar. 30• China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton Mar. 3• via Marseilles Mar. 13 Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton Mar. 3. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Mar. 3' via Marseilles Mar. it' India (Bombay), via Southampton Mar. 1 0 ' via Marseilles Mar. 7. Portugal.... Mar. 6. Malta, Egypt, and Adon, via Southampton Mar. 3. via Marseilles Mar. 7 , Newfoundland Oporto and Vigo U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet.... Mar. 2' by U.S. packet by Canadian packet Mar. W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe Mar. 1 0 * Bahamas, via New York Mar. 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ELLIsON.—On the 28th ult., at Bouttham Hall, near Lill; coin, the wife of Major Richard George Ellison, o f daughter. Roszcx.—On the 28th ult., at Gowran Grange, Naas, t he Baroness de Robeck, of a son. TATE.—On the 27th u:t., at The Woodlands, Islawortb' Mrs. R. C. Tate, of a son. Marriages. SCHLOTEL—COLLING.—On the let inst., at St. Matthesf„t Oakley-square, Ch ar l es A rt h ur Schlotel, Esq., of Leg ,, tarrace, Wandsworth, t o E m il y, e ld es t d aughter of .19 K. Colling, Esq., Hampstead-road. WILSON—WiLmoT.—On the 27th inst., at St. Martid, i3 i in-the-Fields, Clifford, son of Mr. Charl es WilsontZ e Richmond, Surrey, to Sophia, second daughter of late Mr. John Wilmot, of Isieworth. Deaths. f ARKWRIGHT,—On the 29th tiltthe Re v . J . r J A kwrig h t of Mark Hall, Essex. ASSLIN.—On the 29th ult., at Mulgrave-place, Woolwich' Thomas Asslin, Esq,, aged 69. BARWICK.—On the 27th ult., at Derby, William Barvi Esq., aged 68. BARKER.—On the 29th ult., at Brompton, Mrs. ' , P. -- eB Barker, aged 50. LECHMERE.—On the Ist inst., at 8, Queen-street, MaY ffiir c i Reginald Ilungerford, infant son of Sir Edmund al l Lady Leebmere ROBERTS.—On the Ist inst., at 7, Burlington-road, Sa l l Stephen's-squ are , W., Sir Thomas Howland Rob e ' Bart., aged 60, London: Prira,?,d and Prbllehed bj WILLIAM ANDRI'/:iq, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at THE SUN Office No' ' ' o f Strand, In the Precinct of the ::savoy, In the Couvii lUddlc ' ecx.—WeduesclaYl Mara 2, 1861. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 2, 1864